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David Ing

Generative AI is more about language tricks than knowledge (as human beings knowing).

> ... instead what we should conclude is that tasks—like writing essays—that we humans could do, but we didn’t think computers could do, are actually in some sense computationally easier than we thought.

> In other words, the reason a neural net can be successful in writing an essay is because writing an essay turns out to be a “computationally shallower” problem than we thought. And in a sense this takes us closer to “having a theory” of how we humans manage to do things like writing essays, or in general deal with language.

"What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?: It’s Just Adding One Word at a Time" | Stephen Wolfram | February 14, 2023 at writings.stephenwolfram.com/20

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David Ing

For those who thought I spoke too quickly at the ISSS 2022 plenary talk, the article on "Appreciating Systems Changes via Multiparadigm Inquiry" in the Proceedings of the 66th Annual Meeting has been formally released.

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Many of the luminaries of the systems sciences spent a year at the (e.g. Kenneth Boulding wrote _The Image_ in a burst of inspiration, with his participation). In the current day, the CASBS continues to encourage inquiries worth following.

> Capitalist democracy needs rethinking and renewal. Our current political economic framework is fixated on GDP, individual achievement, and short-term profit, all the while heightening barriers to widespread prosperity. Faced with mounting climate crises and systemic discrimination, we must reimagine ways to ensure ethical flourishing for all. In response, the Winter 2023 issue of Dædalus focuses on “Creating a New Moral Political Economy,” and addresses these long-standing problems and how to combat the resultant unequal footing across the polity, marketplace, and workplace. In eleven main essays and twenty-two responses, the authors raise questions about how to create supportive social movements that prioritize collective, equitable, and respectful responsibility for care of the earth and its people.

amacad.org/daedalus/creating-n

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Web video recording of relaxed conversation on Sensemaking and Theory-Building led by for Ontario.

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David Ing

In associated with scientific pluralism, the treatments of world theories as (i) analytic or synthetic have generally received more attention than (ii) dispersive or integrative.

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David Ing

Any country concerned about population decline could learn from Finland on policies encouraging infertile mothers, balancing personal and societal concerns.

> In Finland – where women first gained suffrage, where a woman is now Prime Minister – it is illegal to pay egg donors more than a basic €250 compensation for temporary discomfort (plus the basic daily allowance and kilometre allowance for transportation).

> Women in Finland donate for various reasons, but a scramble to pay bills is not one of them. Recipients do not pick their donor but are matched by doctors on basic biological criteria (donor height and her skin, eye and hair colour). At an average private clinic in Finland, one round of egg donation IVF treatment costs around €7,000, excluding medication.

> ... I became pregnant with a donor egg from a Finnish clinic. I have since left Finland to resume my university position in the United States

| "I finally got pregnant in Finland - a country that hasn’t commodified infertility" | Dec. 12, 2022 | Globe & Mail (paywall) theglobeandmail.com/life/first

"An Extended Stay" | September 27, 2022 | UW Lacrosse at uwlax.edu/news/posts/an-extend

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While institutions are incorporated to live beyond the lifetime of a single human being, perhaps fulfilling its mission can lead to a conclusion that the best course is to wind itself down. Courage at the , led by

> One of Canada’s largest and oldest philanthropic organizations has decided to wind down and distribute its entire endowment – $100-million – to expedite efforts to align the economy with net-zero emission targets.

> The Ivey Foundation has determined that the need to transform industrial policies to meet climate goals is too acute to keep funding projects at its current rate, said Bruce Lourie, the foundation’s chief executive officer. The money will be dispersed to its slate of economic and environmental partner organizations over the next five years.

> Dr. Lourie said slashing carbon emissions by 40 per cent to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 and getting to net zero by 2050, as per Ottawa’s international commitments, are only getting tougher to achieve. [....]

> From the foundation’s perspective, the two biggest risks facing the country are failing to adequately deal with climate change and missing related economic opportunities, such as electric vehicle and battery manufacturing and transforming the power grid, as other countries establish dominance in those areas. “So, in our philanthropic work, we’re really trying to integrate those two things – Canada’s competitiveness and prosperousness, together with the need to address our emissions,” Dr. Lourie said.

"Ivey Foundation will distribute $100-million endowment to causes aimed at accelerating progress on climate change" | Jeffrey Jones | Globe & Mail | 2021-11-29 theglobeandmail.com/business/a

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David Ing

Researching , online archive of ": The Live Thought of " from Paunch 1980 magazine is helpful. Philosopher of aesthetics a follower of , contemporary of , senior to ,

ingbrief.wordpress.com/2022/11

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David Ing

, as coined by , is in the of , rather than the organismic root metaphor, say and

ingbrief.wordpress.com/2022/11

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David Ing

Refugees from birdsite missing QT Quote Tweet might reflect on conscious design decisions made in Mastodon core, that could be modified in a specific instance. This means that if a poster REALLY wants QT, he or she has the option to move to an instance where that is supported.

Original 2018 Design Decision at blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/07/

Pointer from discussion thread from 2000 on Quote Toots github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

Just because birdsite declares a unitary design approach doesn't mean that Mastodon developers haven't thought about a feature.

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‘leverage points’ .... should be read as part of ' transition to a post-mechanistic view of the world ... : donellameadows.org/dancing-wit

"What does ‘the power to transcend paradigms’ mean?" @antlerboy antlerboy.medium.com/what-does

Responses at linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_w

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David Ing

Birdsite refugees may have to learn protocols of symmetric follow of friends, or else they may get muted in Mastodon.

In 2008, the contrast with asymmetric follow was surfaced. wrote:

> Asymmetric follow is a hack in social software to enable ‘relationships’ to scale. It is broadcast, not conversation”

@timoreilly responded:

> Not so. I follow 400; am followed by 16,000. But I respond to lots of people (like you) who I didn’t know before. Not just broadcast.”

"Asymmetrical Follow: A Core Web 2.0 Pattern" | James Governor | Dec. 8, 2008 at redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/12/

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David Ing

Web video of "Reifying Systems Thinking towards Changes" for Ontario reused slides from seminar for one week earlier. Rhythmic shift, (con)texture and propensity are main ideas by year 4 of 10-year journey.

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Audio + slides introducing basics "Knowing Better via : Traditions and Contemporary Approaches" in lecture for
to business school students, covering variety of schools of thought, mainstream approaches, systems changes.

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David Ing

With , a presentation + workshop guide for on " through Changes: An guide" is available CC-BY-SA

coevolving.com/blogs/index.php .

A milestone release by Learning Circle for practitioners, alongside publication in review

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David Ing

For those who are critical about "design thinking", makes the strong distinction between design and pseudo-design.
karelvredenburg.com/home/2021/

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David Ing

Authentically appreciating "causal texture" from the Emery and Trist (1965) article leads us through the meanings of contextualism and contextural, texture, causal, and transactional environment c.f. contextual environment.
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David Ing

A 1989 book celebrating " in Canada", with a chapter by David Morley (Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University (Toronto), 2001-2004), filled in gaps between 1965 "The of " to current day on organizations.

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David Ing

While many outside of the field of architecture like the approach, it’s not so well accepted by his peers. A summary of criticisms by and is helpful in appreciating when the use of pattern language might be appropriate or not appropriate.
ingbrief.wordpress.com/2020/05

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David Ing

With the distinction made between and form language by , a broader vision of the "life" sought by has led me through and into the R-theory of .

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